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Confused by Endenergiebedarf, Primärenergiebedarf, and the A+ to H efficiency class on your certificate? Here's what each figure actually means, and which one matters most when you sell.

Buying, renting, or selling property in Germany as a foreigner comes with enough paperwork already. Here's a plain-English overview of the Energieausweis so you know exactly what to expect.

If you're buying, selling, or renting property in Germany, you'll likely be asked for an "Energieausweis." Here's what it is, whether you actually need one, and how to get it in English.

From Saarbrücken to the French border: a valid Energieausweis is required across Saarland before selling or renting out a property.

A Hanseatic city and major port, Bremen attracts international professionals. Here's what you need to know about the Energieausweis requirement.

From Rostock to Schwerin to the island of Rügen: a valid Energieausweis is required across Mecklenburg-Vorpommern before selling or renting out a property.

From Erfurt to Weimar to Jena: a valid Energieausweis is required across Thuringia before selling or renting out a property.

From Magdeburg to Halle to Lutherstadt Wittenberg: a valid Energieausweis is required across Saxony-Anhalt before selling or renting out a property.

From Potsdam to the greater Berlin area to the Uckermark: a valid Energieausweis is required across Brandenburg before selling or renting out a property.

From Kiel to Lübeck to the North and Baltic Sea islands: a valid Energieausweis is required across Schleswig-Holstein before selling or renting out a property.

From Mainz to Koblenz to the vineyards along the Moselle and Rhine: a valid Energieausweis is required across Rhineland-Palatinate before selling or renting out a property.

From Leipzig to Dresden to Chemnitz: a valid Energieausweis is required across Saxony before selling or renting out a property.

From Hanover to Osnabrück to the North Sea coast: a valid Energieausweis is required across Lower Saxony before selling or renting out a property.

From Frankfurt to Wiesbaden to Kassel: a valid Energieausweis is required across Hesse before selling or renting out a property.

From Cologne to Düsseldorf to the Ruhr region: a valid Energieausweis is required across North Rhine-Westphalia before selling or renting out a property.

From Stuttgart to Karlsruhe to Lake Constance: a valid Energieausweis is required across Baden-Württemberg before selling or renting out a property.

From Munich to Nuremberg to the Alpine foothills: a valid Energieausweis is required across Bavaria before selling or renting out a property. Here's what applies.

One of Germany's fastest-growing cities, Leipzig offers lower prices than Munich or Frankfurt and draws international buyers. Here's what you need to know about the Energieausweis.

Home to the German automotive industry, Stuttgart attracts international engineers and professionals. Here's what you need to know about the Energieausweis requirement.

The capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Düsseldorf is home to one of Germany's largest Japanese communities. Here's what you need to know about the Energieausweis requirement.

A major trade fair and media city on the Rhine, Cologne is home to a large international community. Here's what you need to know about the Energieausweis requirement.

As an international port and trading city, Hamburg attracts many foreign buyers and renters. Here's what you need to know about the Energieausweis requirement.

Home to the ECB and a major international banking hub, Frankfurt attracts professionals from around the world. Here's what you need to know about getting an Energieausweis.

Munich has Germany's most expensive property market and draws international professionals from around the world. Here's what you need to know about the Energieausweis requirement.

Buying, selling, or renting out a flat in Berlin? German law requires a valid Energieausweis before you can list the property. Here's what applies specifically to Berlin.